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folks like johnholden, and bob corker of north dakota and tennessee, and john mccain who appealing to democratic leaders over the weekend to make changes. when the meeting began, weren't yielding any progress. we'll learn more once the meeting is held. we believe there were significant attempts oprah winfrey the course of of the weekend and today. they have failed. >> ed, standing just outside the old senate chamber. near the ohio clock area of the u.s. capitol. ed, thank thank you very much.. >> caller: any time. >>> if you are just tuning in or listening on c-span radio. we are watching a scene outside. no cameras inside. lawmakers discuss changes to filibuster rule known as nuclear option. harry reid speaking at the center for american province. outlined his grievances toward the republicans blocking a number of -- it's available on our website. it runs just about thirty five minutes. here is senator harry reid earlier today in washington. >> senator, senator, senator. [inaudible conversations] >> good morning, everyone. i'm the president of the senator for american progress and co
folks like johnholden, and bob corker of north dakota and tennessee, and john mccain who appealing to democratic leaders over the weekend to make changes. when the meeting began, weren't yielding any progress. we'll learn more once the meeting is held. we believe there were significant attempts oprah winfrey the course of of the weekend and today. they have failed. >> ed, standing just outside the old senate chamber. near the ohio clock area of the u.s. capitol. ed, thank thank you very...
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cruz: i would note that today is the 40th anniversary of the release of john mccain from a prisoner of war camp in vietnam. and i wanted to take a moment in this body to thank senator mccain for his extraordinary service to our nation. on october 26, 1967, john mccain, then a young man, volunteered to serve his count country, to put himself in harm's way, and he found himself very directly in harm's way, captured and imprisoned in the infamous hanoi hilton, and subject to unspeakable torture and abuse. he did so for our country. he did so for every american. and when midway through his imprisonment he was offered early release, john mccain showed extraordinary courage and valor, turning that down, believing it inconsistent with his obligations as an officer. that's the sort of bravery that those of us who have never endured imprisonment and torture can only imagine. and yet he continued to remain in harrowing circumstances, suffering beatings and abuse that to this day limit his mobility. 40 years ago, john mccain was released and able to come home to america to return a hero. and in h
cruz: i would note that today is the 40th anniversary of the release of john mccain from a prisoner of war camp in vietnam. and i wanted to take a moment in this body to thank senator mccain for his extraordinary service to our nation. on october 26, 1967, john mccain, then a young man, volunteered to serve his count country, to put himself in harm's way, and he found himself very directly in harm's way, captured and imprisoned in the infamous hanoi hilton, and subject to unspeakable torture...
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senator john mccain. thanks for being with us. >> guest: thanks for having me on. always nice to take a trip down memory lane. it is a wonderful institution. my grandfather and my father and my son are graduates of the naval academy and none of them did nearly as badly as i did. >> host: you made the reference and we'll talk more about live at the academy, but you were toward the bottom of the list, correct? >> guest: yes, in all aspects whether it be conduct academics and, i was one of those who thought that i could eat beat the system and no one has ever really beat the system at the naval academy. but i enjoyed my time there more than i can tell you. and friends that i made there are my friend today all these years later. my dearest friends that i lived with and worked with and played with at the naval academy. >> host: we'll come back to all of those issues at the moment. but some news of the morning. you've been talking a lot about north korea and cnn is reporting this morning that the government is issuing what it is called its latest dispatch viewing ominous
senator john mccain. thanks for being with us. >> guest: thanks for having me on. always nice to take a trip down memory lane. it is a wonderful institution. my grandfather and my father and my son are graduates of the naval academy and none of them did nearly as badly as i did. >> host: you made the reference and we'll talk more about live at the academy, but you were toward the bottom of the list, correct? >> guest: yes, in all aspects whether it be conduct academics and, i...
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that kind of man -- well, that's just who john mccain is. his campaign motto in 2008 was "country first." for some politicians that might have been just a slogan, but for my colleague from arizona, i know it was authenticically and truly him. senator mccain still wears the scars of his long detention. he can't raise his arms above shoulder level. one of his legs still has not fully healed. i can only imagine the weight of memories he still must carry with him. and yet he endures, a man who has always seen his life in service, transformed from a captive of the enemy into a servant of the people. for more than 30 years he's represented arizona with great distinction in both the house and the senate. he's a valued member of the senate republican conference, especially when it comes to issues he cares most passionately about. defense being at the top of the list. as someone who experienced the horrors of war in the truest sense, he understands what it means to send young americans into harm's way, and he never takes those decisions lightly. but
that kind of man -- well, that's just who john mccain is. his campaign motto in 2008 was "country first." for some politicians that might have been just a slogan, but for my colleague from arizona, i know it was authenticically and truly him. senator mccain still wears the scars of his long detention. he can't raise his arms above shoulder level. one of his legs still has not fully healed. i can only imagine the weight of memories he still must carry with him. and yet he endures, a...
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john mccain is a leader of -- has been a leader in this country for 31 years. people respect his opinion, and i'm grateful to all republicans who joined with us to allow this debate to go forward. now the hard work starts now. as everyone knows, because we've all heard this on a number of occasions, the first amendment is going to be one that has been worked on for weeks by senator manchin, senator toomey and senator kirk. that will be the first amendment. we expect to lay that down later today. i hope -- i hope that there will be no efforts to continue this filibuster with the 30 hours. there's no reason we shouldn't get to legislating. so we have an important lunch, as everyone knows, and we're going to finish that lunch. i hope we can come back and lay down this amendment and start some debate on it. i've indicated to senators toomey and manchin, they want to spend a lot of time, because they have to get prepared for what they're going to do beginning tuesday morning, i said that's fine. in the meantime there are other things we can do on this legislation. w
john mccain is a leader of -- has been a leader in this country for 31 years. people respect his opinion, and i'm grateful to all republicans who joined with us to allow this debate to go forward. now the hard work starts now. as everyone knows, because we've all heard this on a number of occasions, the first amendment is going to be one that has been worked on for weeks by senator manchin, senator toomey and senator kirk. that will be the first amendment. we expect to lay that down later...
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john mccain, mccain was going to clean up the system. we were going to have -- not have money and the system proliferated into a nuclear war of campaign funds that feingold created loopholes and that george soros to the the left -- to the right. i believe a lot of it is the race for money. i am asked on radio shows about members of congress on both sides of the aisle. there are some people that we know that i've gotten in trouble for unethical activities but the system itself is doomed to corruption. anything jack abramoff and i did , i be sushi with jack abramoff and drank booze with jack abramoff and went to scotland. anything we did is codified in the united states law. if i'm a lobbyist and you are a congressman today i will give true examples in the book that have happened. but put these examples in the book sometimes with names submitted for a reason. if i want to i can take you to i'll you to i'll ask and we can hunt. we can have a three or 4000-dollar dinner better food than jack abramoff had. i can raise $75,000 take you or his
john mccain, mccain was going to clean up the system. we were going to have -- not have money and the system proliferated into a nuclear war of campaign funds that feingold created loopholes and that george soros to the the left -- to the right. i believe a lot of it is the race for money. i am asked on radio shows about members of congress on both sides of the aisle. there are some people that we know that i've gotten in trouble for unethical activities but the system itself is doomed to...
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john mccain and others have suggested they might be open to that kind of thing to replace the sequester, focusing primarily on defense side of the sequester. they made some statements to put together a smaller package but even that because it includes closing tax loopholes for the deficit and rocky times. and i am nervous that the speaker had intentions. and the clock ticks. and a proposal to deal with it. >> and play hard ball in this? the republican party also. >> one thing that is different is the president means what he says so hold onto your hat because they are on their own. >> he said he would negotiate $200,000 cap. and negotiate over the faa a. >> once concluded and what -- wants the white house is concluded, and this is almost a constitutional issue. in the summer, we are not going to do it again and you could provide a lot of examples. and we are not going to negotiate with these. and we will see where it ends. and this is just one. and it get to the edge. >> and another crisis. and increased the federal borrowing, and the yield spreads between corporate bonds and treasury bo
john mccain and others have suggested they might be open to that kind of thing to replace the sequester, focusing primarily on defense side of the sequester. they made some statements to put together a smaller package but even that because it includes closing tax loopholes for the deficit and rocky times. and i am nervous that the speaker had intentions. and the clock ticks. and a proposal to deal with it. >> and play hard ball in this? the republican party also. >> one thing that...
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people on the republican side john mccain, lindsey graham. kelly ayotte who will vote along with mccain graham on the armed forces issues. and look for the faithful democracies. one key groups will he will seek support is the congressional black caucus. a lot do not support the idea of the military strike. they will get their own special classified briefing today. and i think he'll make the case to try to get, you know, for the sake of loyal if i get their support for this. there are 43 members. they could be a sizable group to push it over in the house. >> host: what is the syrian debate done to the budgetary calendar that congress was preparing to tackle before the issue came up? >> guest: it delayed it. there's not a lot of time to act. as you know, did f the congress doesn't adopt a continuing resolution by end of the month, the government will shut down. nine or legislative days in the house in session this month. so how that issue is resolved is unclear. erick cantor signaled late last week they were going to move forward with a short-t
people on the republican side john mccain, lindsey graham. kelly ayotte who will vote along with mccain graham on the armed forces issues. and look for the faithful democracies. one key groups will he will seek support is the congressional black caucus. a lot do not support the idea of the military strike. they will get their own special classified briefing today. and i think he'll make the case to try to get, you know, for the sake of loyal if i get their support for this. there are 43...
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republicans including john mccain, lindsey graham and lamar alexander said yesterday afternoon on the senate floor that while they would vote against cloture this week, they would be willing to allow nomination to move forward when congress returns after the recess. quote, i think it is efficient period of time to get answers to outstanding questions would be in effect, said senator mccain. both the senate and the house are not in the next week taking a break for the presidents' day recess. we will again bring live coverage of the senate's pro-forma session that will get underway at noon eastern on c-span2. as always you can see the house live right now on the companion network, c-span. army chief of staff general raymond odierno is at the brookings institution today. he will be talking about the impact of the sequestration of the army and its future mission in afghanistan and around the world. he will have his remarks live on c-span2 starting in about 20 minutes at 11 a.m. eastern. in the meantime, wednesday defense secretary leon panetta told what could be his final press conference
republicans including john mccain, lindsey graham and lamar alexander said yesterday afternoon on the senate floor that while they would vote against cloture this week, they would be willing to allow nomination to move forward when congress returns after the recess. quote, i think it is efficient period of time to get answers to outstanding questions would be in effect, said senator mccain. both the senate and the house are not in the next week taking a break for the presidents' day recess. we...
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and i don't know when john mccain and his group were down here, um, if they drove around the county. first of all, the border patrol's not all on the county. i can't believe -- i can't leave my county without going through a crossing. it's very offensive. there's no reason for me to have to go through a border patrol person to wave me through, slow down my progress. also there's around the county there are huge motor pools with multiple new vehicles sitting this, you know? they've spent money on these uniforms, they spend money on vehicles. that doesn't make us more secure, having the money spent. [laughter] and as far as people making jobs, a lot of these people that if they needed the job, if they weren't being supported by the government, maybe they would be willing to do a job that isn't ideal. when these illegals become legal and then they get on the government dole, are they going to be wanting to do these jobs, or are we going to have to let more people in? >> host: okay. alan gomez. >> guest: it's a very good question. that's manager that a lot of the officials -- that's some
and i don't know when john mccain and his group were down here, um, if they drove around the county. first of all, the border patrol's not all on the county. i can't believe -- i can't leave my county without going through a crossing. it's very offensive. there's no reason for me to have to go through a border patrol person to wave me through, slow down my progress. also there's around the county there are huge motor pools with multiple new vehicles sitting this, you know? they've spent money...
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so i have no complaint about john mccain. mr. durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: mr. president, let me thank the senators from maryland and alabama for their leadership on this bill, and i might say to my friend, the senator from arizona, i have a new assignment in the appropriations committee following on the departure and passing of our great friend, senator dann danny inouye. and i'm trying my best to make sure that we do right by our national defense, which i know is near and dear to the senator from arizona. there was an extraordinary effort made in the house to accommodate the department of defense when it came to this continuing resolution, as well as military construction and veterans and i think that it's a good bill. and it comes over to us with provisions that will be helpful with some of the problems that they will face and challenges that they will face. what these senators have tried to do is to add several other areas of agreement -- agreement -- in the appropriations process. and if i'm
so i have no complaint about john mccain. mr. durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: mr. president, let me thank the senators from maryland and alabama for their leadership on this bill, and i might say to my friend, the senator from arizona, i have a new assignment in the appropriations committee following on the departure and passing of our great friend, senator dann danny inouye. and i'm trying my best to make sure that we do right by our...
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john mccain is leader of, has opinion a leader in it country for 31 years. people respect his opinion. and i am grateful, to all republican who is joined with us to allow this debate to go forward. now, the hard work starts now. >> host: majority leader harry reid. here is an article in the "wall street journal." a bipartisan breeze begins to waft through congress. ed, what is going on? >> guest: only a week in the history of the congress. we'll see. having talked to a lot of different senators about this, they say look, if this is how things are going to work, if they're going to be thoughtful, extensive debates on different issues, then we're all for it. and if this continues on, immigration, on budgetary concerns, then, i have no reason not to vote for it, at least a formal debate on the issues. that is what the senate is supposed to be. that is what they say. i'm here to debate the big issues of the day and eventually vote on something after it has been debated. and, you know, that is something that hasn't happened in recent years, on this issue especial
john mccain is leader of, has opinion a leader in it country for 31 years. people respect his opinion. and i am grateful, to all republican who is joined with us to allow this debate to go forward. now, the hard work starts now. >> host: majority leader harry reid. here is an article in the "wall street journal." a bipartisan breeze begins to waft through congress. ed, what is going on? >> guest: only a week in the history of the congress. we'll see. having talked to a lot...
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i guess being the number one reason that we are here i want to salute john mccain, who's done just an amazing job of leadership that wouldn't have happened without him. he stepped right at the plant early on. one other point not related to immigration, but harry reid has this idea of having a joint caucus where john would tell what happens to him during the vietnam war but it's never been talked about before. .. it was an amazing thing to me. gives you a lot of faith in our bill and there are many words to describe it, but one word i think is balanced. every time i'm asked a tough question on the bill there is such balance in it is not that hard to answer, so it is a very fine product i think that and i'm optimistic it will pass. i won't get into the details. i'm sure you will ask about it. the one other point i would make, there is lot of talk about how did boston affect our bill? some of the facts come out in the last day show our bill would have strengthened security because we require the machine reading of any person who leaves the country or comes back into the country as. as yo
i guess being the number one reason that we are here i want to salute john mccain, who's done just an amazing job of leadership that wouldn't have happened without him. he stepped right at the plant early on. one other point not related to immigration, but harry reid has this idea of having a joint caucus where john would tell what happens to him during the vietnam war but it's never been talked about before. .. it was an amazing thing to me. gives you a lot of faith in our bill and there are...
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bush, john mccain, hard core republicans who, i think, take a backseat to no one in prosecuting this war, have said that we need to close this prison because it is hurting us with our allies and is an inspiring our enemies. now, i'm not naive. i'm not going to tell you the only reason al-qaeda attacks us is because of guantanamo bay. far from it. it's a recruiting tool that, again, is wholly unnecessary, so what i proposed and proposed amendment on the house side is for an orderly way to close the prison. the president put out a plan, occasionally accused of not having one, but it's in the folder next to me, how to close guantanamo bay. again, it's not about recidivism. those are arguments you can have separate. this argument is not about whether or not we should hold them. it's about where we should hold them, and holding them in guantanamo bay hampers our efforts to successfully prosecute the war against al-qaeda. it continues to be a piece of evidence that our allies use to say, well, we don't want to cooperate with the u.s. because we don't like the way they implement their const
bush, john mccain, hard core republicans who, i think, take a backseat to no one in prosecuting this war, have said that we need to close this prison because it is hurting us with our allies and is an inspiring our enemies. now, i'm not naive. i'm not going to tell you the only reason al-qaeda attacks us is because of guantanamo bay. far from it. it's a recruiting tool that, again, is wholly unnecessary, so what i proposed and proposed amendment on the house side is for an orderly way to close...
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. >> host: your colleague from arizona, senator john mccain, is supporting a form a filibuster reform along with carl levin. have you told him you are a no vote on his proposal? >> guest: we haven't always studied that proposal. i'm still in the house, so they are trying as it happened a couple of years ago with republicans considering this so-called constitutional nuclear option. the group of 14 act that time can together with a package. but i was basically an agreement. i hope we reach some kind of similar agreement that doesn't require a changing of the rules. and if it does come it would just change standing rules of the last two years rather than rules i would be perceived to change the rules for ever in the body. so, i'm glad that there's a bipartisan group of people working on this and i hope to look at the package now. >> host: on the republican line, keith in indiana. >> caller: good morning. i don't understand it. you know, how many wars we want? we can't win the war to protect our borders. can't win the war on drugs, all right? can't reform anything that's sensible. sometim
. >> host: your colleague from arizona, senator john mccain, is supporting a form a filibuster reform along with carl levin. have you told him you are a no vote on his proposal? >> guest: we haven't always studied that proposal. i'm still in the house, so they are trying as it happened a couple of years ago with republicans considering this so-called constitutional nuclear option. the group of 14 act that time can together with a package. but i was basically an agreement. i hope we...
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mccain, who without his leadership and without his strong knowledge of the issue that we're dealing with, i don't think the bill with would be on the floor of the united states senate, i don't think we would have a chance to be voting on this important piece of legislation. he particularly along with senator rubio and senator graham but particularly senator mccain, who has spent his adult life on the border in arizona, who has been in public office and has served this country so admirably in so many ways and fashions, understands this issue just about as well as if not better than anyone on the floor. i've had the pleasure of working with him over many years to secure the border as the chair of the homeland security appropriations committee. i can attest to what he says is actually true and factual. the border is not as secure as it could be, but it is significantly stronger and more secure than it was just five years ago, let alone ten years ago. and he is also correct that we can make improvements on border security and hopefully we will as this bill moves through, but the underly
mccain, who without his leadership and without his strong knowledge of the issue that we're dealing with, i don't think the bill with would be on the floor of the united states senate, i don't think we would have a chance to be voting on this important piece of legislation. he particularly along with senator rubio and senator graham but particularly senator mccain, who has spent his adult life on the border in arizona, who has been in public office and has served this country so admirably in so...
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/israel policy conference known as aipac with remarks by vice president widen, senator john mccain and benjamin netanyahu. after that we'll join a discussion on the e.u.'s political and economic future and what it means for the u.s. and later the nat returns at 2 -- the senate returns followed later with votes on two judicial nominations to the u.s. district court. >> now, two former u.s. solicitors general give an overview of some of the cases this term. we'll hear from theodore olson and walter dellinger who was acting solicitor general for president clinton. they spoke at the national association of attorneys general winter meeting in washington d.c. this is a little over an hour. >> it is a tremendous honor to be here. >> [inaudible] >> mic on? >> let me try that again. it is a tremendous honor to be here once again with walter delling general and ted olson, two of the real leading lights of the supreme court bar. they've become good friends of us, and i think they only need very brief introductions before we get going into what the supreme court's been up to. walter dellinger is a
/israel policy conference known as aipac with remarks by vice president widen, senator john mccain and benjamin netanyahu. after that we'll join a discussion on the e.u.'s political and economic future and what it means for the u.s. and later the nat returns at 2 -- the senate returns followed later with votes on two judicial nominations to the u.s. district court. >> now, two former u.s. solicitors general give an overview of some of the cases this term. we'll hear from theodore olson...
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john mccain is very, very aggressive on this issue. and so part of that, and there are many more parts to it, but part of that is to say that we're going to stop any new developments, when we get to a certain point early in this development of a weapons system and leave it there. it may be only 90% as good but it will be half the cost. another thing that we've done there is we've, we put in many more stop points in the cycle in terms of cost to try to keep these costs in line. and there's a number of other things that we have put in place. with the f-35 the manager of that program was let go. was removed from that program. and, the cost issue, we have slowed down the production of the plane so that we don't fly before we buy. we're doing less of that. there was much too much of that, what is called concurrency. we've reduced the possibility of concurrency, flying before we actually go into the full-rate production of weapons systems. but it's, it's major problem. if you ask, who pays for it? the american taxpayers pay for it obviously.
john mccain is very, very aggressive on this issue. and so part of that, and there are many more parts to it, but part of that is to say that we're going to stop any new developments, when we get to a certain point early in this development of a weapons system and leave it there. it may be only 90% as good but it will be half the cost. another thing that we've done there is we've, we put in many more stop points in the cycle in terms of cost to try to keep these costs in line. and there's a...
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i thank my colleagues for being here than it is my honor chanters senator john mccain who needs no introduction. >> the always appreciates it. >> i would like to very briefly say, i thank the senator for his lead on this issue. our colleagues from the house who are joining us. i think that the senator pointed out the devastating effects of sequestration. if implemented it will cut every aircraft and ship, truck program, research and development across the board. secretary of defense panetta, a man that i admire greatly called sequestrations a meat axe approach. it is important to note that according to one economic analysis across the loss of 350,000 full-time direct jobs in 650,000 indirect jobs. .. >> because of our time and national defense that took place previously. we have seen this movie before. we lived in a dangerous world, more dangerous than any that i can remember since the end of the cold war. this is the wrong time for sequestration to take place. we should be able to sit down together and resolve this without asking the american people to have their taxes increased. i thank you.
i thank my colleagues for being here than it is my honor chanters senator john mccain who needs no introduction. >> the always appreciates it. >> i would like to very briefly say, i thank the senator for his lead on this issue. our colleagues from the house who are joining us. i think that the senator pointed out the devastating effects of sequestration. if implemented it will cut every aircraft and ship, truck program, research and development across the board. secretary of defense...
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mccain? mr. cruz: it is my intention, if the consent request that i asked is not agreed to, to accept the end of this at noon under the senate rules. mr. reid: i understand. thank you very much. mr. sessions: madam president? the presiding officer: does the senator from texas yield? mr. sessions: for a question? mr. cruz: i'm happy to yield for a question without yielding the floor. mr. sessions: i thought that was a very gracious question, our offer the unanimous consent that we would vitiate the vote and 30 hours of debate. and you asked very little in exchange for it other than to continue, i guess, to talk -- mr. cruz: let me briefly clarify. i asked nothing in exchange for that. none of those were contingent on each other. those were three independent unanimous consent requests which are simply the majority leader wanted to consent to any of those. it wasn't an offer of horse trade. it was simply i think all three of those make sense. i think any one of the three of them make sense. if h
mccain? mr. cruz: it is my intention, if the consent request that i asked is not agreed to, to accept the end of this at noon under the senate rules. mr. reid: i understand. thank you very much. mr. sessions: madam president? the presiding officer: does the senator from texas yield? mr. sessions: for a question? mr. cruz: i'm happy to yield for a question without yielding the floor. mr. sessions: i thought that was a very gracious question, our offer the unanimous consent that we would vitiate...
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senators, like john mccain, have made similar statements to what scott said. your republican governor, along with other governors around the country, have said they want congress to stop the sequester, to stop these cuts. but i just have to be honest with you, there are too many republicans in congress right now who refuse to compromise even an inch when it comes to closing tax loopholes and special interest tax breaks. and that's what's holding things up right now. keep in mind nobody's asking them to raise income tax rates. all we're asking is to consider closing tax loopholes and deductions that the speaker of the house, john boehner, said he was willing to do just a few months ago. he said there were a bunch of loopholes and deductions you could close. said you could raise 800 billion, a trillion dollars by closing loopholes. we're not even asking for that t much. all we're asking is that they close loopholes for the well off and the well connected, for hedge fund managers, for oil companies or corporate jet owners who are all doing very well and don't nee
senators, like john mccain, have made similar statements to what scott said. your republican governor, along with other governors around the country, have said they want congress to stop the sequester, to stop these cuts. but i just have to be honest with you, there are too many republicans in congress right now who refuse to compromise even an inch when it comes to closing tax loopholes and special interest tax breaks. and that's what's holding things up right now. keep in mind nobody's asking...
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senator john mccain -- he and i disagree on so many things and agree on a new things and we're different politically, but i really admire him, not just for his service in the senate but for what he's given to the country. he tap gave in ten minutes, he e more sense than in the 21 hours that preceded. he said, i don't like obamacare. i voted against it. i want to change it. but get real. it's the law. it was found constitutional by the court. and then the president who authored it was reelected by 5 million votes in america. that is how a democrats works. those who won't accept obamacare and want to stop it will not accept this verdict of democracy and that we need to go forward with it. that was senator mccain's speech to us. i look back and upstair senator schumer talked about what we could have done in the past. what if we said, unless you repeal all the bush tax cuts, we're not going to let you fund the government? we didn't do that. it's not responsible p. mr. president, i hope this doesn't come to pass. i hope at midnight we don't shut down this government. there will be a lot of un
senator john mccain -- he and i disagree on so many things and agree on a new things and we're different politically, but i really admire him, not just for his service in the senate but for what he's given to the country. he tap gave in ten minutes, he e more sense than in the 21 hours that preceded. he said, i don't like obamacare. i voted against it. i want to change it. but get real. it's the law. it was found constitutional by the court. and then the president who authored it was reelected...
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there were many republican members of congress, including my good friend senator john mccain of arizona who heard that message loud and clear, and that's in no small part why we are considering comprehensive immigration reform today, because within this bill is the dream act. not just the dream act. the strongest version of the dream act that's ever been written. it's also important to note what happened to the dreamers in the last year. these young americans who are finally able to work legally in america have stepped forward to contribute their talents already. the center for american progress and the bipartisan partnership for a new american economy has concluded that giving legal status to dreamers will add $329 billion to america's economy and create 1.4 million new jobs by 2030. the economic benefit of legalizing 11 million undocumented to cook even great. according to the study for american progress, if comprehensive immigration reform becomes law, undocumented immigrants will increase their earning leading to $822 billion in economic growth, $109 billion in increased tax revenue
there were many republican members of congress, including my good friend senator john mccain of arizona who heard that message loud and clear, and that's in no small part why we are considering comprehensive immigration reform today, because within this bill is the dream act. not just the dream act. the strongest version of the dream act that's ever been written. it's also important to note what happened to the dreamers in the last year. these young americans who are finally able to work...
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on the republican side, john mccain of arizona, lindsey graham of south carolina, marco rubio of florida. pretty interesting group; right? pretty interesting political spectrum represented by these six senators. for the last few months we've been sitting down and working out a statement of principles about immigration reform. and today we unveiled those principles. we have a lot of work to do. we still have to write the law and we still have to bring it to the senate to be debated and to be passed. i don't assume for a minute that we're going to have every senator supporting it on both sides of the aisle. that would be too much to consider or to ask. but i know from listening to the speeches that were given by senator sessions of alabama, senator vitter of louisiana, they have many questions that they want to ask about how we approach immigration reform. so let me try, if i can, to speak to some of the basics that are included in our effort. first, when i listened to the senator from louisiana, he said that president obama had done little to enforce immigration laws. i think you will fin
on the republican side, john mccain of arizona, lindsey graham of south carolina, marco rubio of florida. pretty interesting group; right? pretty interesting political spectrum represented by these six senators. for the last few months we've been sitting down and working out a statement of principles about immigration reform. and today we unveiled those principles. we have a lot of work to do. we still have to write the law and we still have to bring it to the senate to be debated and to be...
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the headline is mccain it's a tv show, the daughter of senator john mccain. we go to michigan next, to hear from glen. >> i would like to say a couple things about professor hall's appearance of politicians and that kind of thing. one is i guess it means the clich the caller showed this more seriously though, i kind of disagree. i really don't care what any of these people look like. i feel that this kind of underestimating the audience. i think it is really a big problem. that's where you get a lot of this nonsense because the power that the elite or whenever clich you want to use, they don't think people want serious news. it did put out serious news on a regular basis by and large most people but if they thought it would have a direct impact on their life and that kind of thing, but the crime and the standard of living and that kind of stuff on a consistent basis. >> where do you get your daily news from? >> pretty much anywhere i can get it, newspaper, television, whatever is available at the moment. >> host: we will let you go there and hear from
the headline is mccain it's a tv show, the daughter of senator john mccain. we go to michigan next, to hear from glen. >> i would like to say a couple things about professor hall's appearance of politicians and that kind of thing. one is i guess it means the clich the caller showed this more seriously though, i kind of disagree. i really don't care what any of these people look like. i feel that this kind of underestimating the audience. i think it is really a big problem. that's where...
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now i have the incredible honor to serve with senator john mccain, who has as a prisoner of war taught us all the meaning of sacrifice. since that time he has served arizona, the country, and the senate nobly and honorably. fortunately for all of us, his service to this institution continues. it is my great privilege to serve with him. the challenges america faces today are legion and growing. abroad, cells of terrorists bent on our destruction continue to incubate. some receive aid and comfort from countries with long-held grievances and irreconcilable enmity toward the united states. other terrorists take advantage of failed states and lawless regions to hatch their plans, but it is not just individual terrorists or terror cells that we have to worry about. countries inbound by the norms and conventions of traditional nation states threaten the peace. today our concern is primarily focused on iran and north korea, but myriad other countries are but one election or coup removed from boiling over into regional or international intathd instability. at home our fiscal situation is dire.
now i have the incredible honor to serve with senator john mccain, who has as a prisoner of war taught us all the meaning of sacrifice. since that time he has served arizona, the country, and the senate nobly and honorably. fortunately for all of us, his service to this institution continues. it is my great privilege to serve with him. the challenges america faces today are legion and growing. abroad, cells of terrorists bent on our destruction continue to incubate. some receive aid and comfort...
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we had substantial border security, and i was taking, as my lead, what john mccain -- senator mccain from arizona said was important and that jeff flake from arizona said it was important, two border senators working hard to he radio solve these issue -- to resolve these issues in our group, and we made a substantial investment in that bill in border security, in technology, even in fencing in that bill, because i think it is a reasonable expectation, not of republicans but of the american people, that our border should be secure. certainly the people in colorado believe our border should be secure. and so when others came and said, we'd like to sea vote fors bill but we'd like to do more on border security, i not only was open to that i supported it. and now the bill before us has incredibly substantial border security, 700 miles more of fencing, we did double the numf border patrol agents on the border. one of the senators said to me that we're at a point now where there's a border -- a border patrol agent every 1,000 feet on the border. one might ask if that's a wise use of resour
we had substantial border security, and i was taking, as my lead, what john mccain -- senator mccain from arizona said was important and that jeff flake from arizona said it was important, two border senators working hard to he radio solve these issue -- to resolve these issues in our group, and we made a substantial investment in that bill in border security, in technology, even in fencing in that bill, because i think it is a reasonable expectation, not of republicans but of the american...
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that's what we said, okay, question raise $500 million based on what john mccain george bush did. we heard the incredible number from the obama campaign they were going raise a billion dollars. we said dishow we do that? we believed it. and sure enough, they delivered. they delivered a billion collars. so we very quickly changed the structure how we were going get a billion dollars. and became very close. we ran it like a business. every state every region had state chairs, city chairs, our finance operation is probably the closest thing to the, you know, i don't want to compare to the obama political machine. that's a, you know, a whole another stratosphere. in terms what we did on the finance side, holding people accountable -- we fired volunteers, for instance. that weren't hitting their goals. [laughter] but so you to do that. if you're going hold people to a standard and say these are the goals and the them rick. we measure them every single day. if it wasn't working, we tried something different. i think that's the reason we were able to come as close as we did on the money
that's what we said, okay, question raise $500 million based on what john mccain george bush did. we heard the incredible number from the obama campaign they were going raise a billion dollars. we said dishow we do that? we believed it. and sure enough, they delivered. they delivered a billion collars. so we very quickly changed the structure how we were going get a billion dollars. and became very close. we ran it like a business. every state every region had state chairs, city chairs, our...
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. >> host: just for our viewers were for joining us, the senator john mccain and lindsey graham have the opposing the of "usa today"'s editorial page is saying that this deal that was worked between u.s. and russia could not be a worse signal for countries like iran in saying that the u.s. needs to go further. and then also john barrasso, republican from wyoming rights in today's "wall street journal" saying why the russians can be trusted in syria and says that he is should be with a plan b if this deal falls through. >> guest: if you do international politics as a zero-sum game in the summer is winning then someone is losing, in this case it would be pretty clear that russia and iran, basically the friends of the syrian regime, are winning right now which would mean president obama and the u.s. policymakers are losing but if you do that as a zero-sum game, and that's exactly what koran and the king day. their question, we've essentially help the assad regime, given the legitimacy and said yes, you are the crest gum and control of these weapons what we are dealing with you. it is a
. >> host: just for our viewers were for joining us, the senator john mccain and lindsey graham have the opposing the of "usa today"'s editorial page is saying that this deal that was worked between u.s. and russia could not be a worse signal for countries like iran in saying that the u.s. needs to go further. and then also john barrasso, republican from wyoming rights in today's "wall street journal" saying why the russians can be trusted in syria and says that he is...
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john mccain and dick durbin, rubio who came from florida as a senator said, no, said it was all amnesty sat down with bennett from colorado, republicans and democrats in the senate sat down and put their differences aside to bring about comprehensive immigration reform. why is it that the only place where people cannot set aside their differences and compromise and find common ground is this the house of representatives? that is what we must achieve. look, i don't have them, but they exist. be -- i know, we talk to them all the time. some of them have already come forward be, like paul ryan. we know that 40, 50 republicans. we know we already have a majority, right? it exists. we've fought for it. but they won't allow us to vote. now they say that a majority of the majority must first headache an agreement -- make an agreement before we can all vote. and i wanted you to understand just what that means and just how particularly undemocratic it is and how corrupting of the democratic system it is. they're saying there are 234 republicans, and before we can vote on anything, 118 of those 2
john mccain and dick durbin, rubio who came from florida as a senator said, no, said it was all amnesty sat down with bennett from colorado, republicans and democrats in the senate sat down and put their differences aside to bring about comprehensive immigration reform. why is it that the only place where people cannot set aside their differences and compromise and find common ground is this the house of representatives? that is what we must achieve. look, i don't have them, but they exist. be...
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some of my friends on the other side of the aisle, especially john mccain, as he can do, had told me how wrong i was in opposing the war. i thought i would be willing to do anything to stop that war, but i faced a choice in 2007. the commander in chief, president george w. bush, requested $93 billion in additional government funding to continue the war. without that, no more war. congress sent president bush a supplemental bill. he vetoed that bill. at that time i could have blocked funding for the federal government in order to block funding for that war. i faced immense pressure from the left. moveon -- oh, i got thousands and thousands and thousands of e-mails and letters from that organization, from my own base to do just that. it was a very difficult choice for me. i could put my own opposition to that senseless war and my fellow democrats' opposition of the war before everything else, but as the leader of the senate, i had an obligation to ensure the smooth operation of the federal government. i couldn't do both, mr. president. i tried to figure out a way to do both. i couldn't
some of my friends on the other side of the aisle, especially john mccain, as he can do, had told me how wrong i was in opposing the war. i thought i would be willing to do anything to stop that war, but i faced a choice in 2007. the commander in chief, president george w. bush, requested $93 billion in additional government funding to continue the war. without that, no more war. congress sent president bush a supplemental bill. he vetoed that bill. at that time i could have blocked funding for...
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in 04, john carey lost and in 08, mccain lost. you go on and it's interesting because each one of these people come it is kind of curious and interesting factor. it goes back to an experience in vietnam. all of those that have experience in the world in world war ii or vietnam when they wanted to salute the for the dutch have a convention baseline here and ready to serve you. that didn't play with the american people at all and maybe that is something about the mood of the people not wanting military experience. who knows. but that is a curious set of facts. >> let me try to cheer you up by making two observations. i wish it was my idea but it's not. there are a number of historians who for written books and they point out that when it comes to their leadership at the strategic level, they try to experience and acknowledge the military affairs. they are not with the quality decision making. one example i would use, remember, look at the military and the sort of foreign policy grasp of jefferson davis versus lincoln. he was a provi
in 04, john carey lost and in 08, mccain lost. you go on and it's interesting because each one of these people come it is kind of curious and interesting factor. it goes back to an experience in vietnam. all of those that have experience in the world in world war ii or vietnam when they wanted to salute the for the dutch have a convention baseline here and ready to serve you. that didn't play with the american people at all and maybe that is something about the mood of the people not wanting...
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friend, senator john kerry. what i have the privilege of speaking from and i no will continue in the tradition of john quincy adams and christian herter as great secretaries from the commonwealth of massachusetts. although john learned much about diplomacy overseas, he would be the first to tell you that massachusetts is also a great teacher of diplomatic skill. whether it was negotiating his way to make the ballot as a long-shot underdogs in a five weigh heavily contested state convention back in 1982 or the way he brought labor and management to the table, locked the parties in his senate office over a long weekend, brought in duncan donuts and negotiated an end to the 92 date long teachers and nurses strike -- nurses strike. if anyone wants to learn diplomacy, come try massachusetts politics. john story is well-known to many of us from his youth as the son of a foreign service officer seeing diplomacy of close and learning about foreign policy around the dam at -- dinner table each night to his service in com
friend, senator john kerry. what i have the privilege of speaking from and i no will continue in the tradition of john quincy adams and christian herter as great secretaries from the commonwealth of massachusetts. although john learned much about diplomacy overseas, he would be the first to tell you that massachusetts is also a great teacher of diplomatic skill. whether it was negotiating his way to make the ballot as a long-shot underdogs in a five weigh heavily contested state convention back...